Recent data
collected from workplace drug tests indicate a double-digit
decline in the percentage of cocaine users in the American
workforce, according to a press release from the
Office of National Drug Control Policy.
According to
Quest Diagnostics, there was a 15.9% decline in the number
of cocaine drug-test positives among the combined U.S.
workforce in the first six months of 2007 compared
with the same period in 2006.
"These
data are encouraging," said John Walters, director of
National Drug Control Policy, in the press release.
"Cocaine has destroyed thousands of lives in the U.S.
and brought lawlessness and misery to our neighbors.
But in recent years, we have had unprecedented cooperation
with leaders in Colombia and Mexico. Now is the time to
build on this progress."
According to the
release, separate findings from federal intelligence and
law enforcement officials have noted cocaine shortages in 37
major U.S. cities this year. Several of the cities
report increases in the price of cocaine, suggesting a
national supply deficit. (The Advocate)
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